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Carl Chiarenza: Journey into the Unknown
One Hundred Years Ago: George Eastman in 1921
Selections from the Collection
From the Camera Obscura to the Revolutionary Kodak
Featured Film Series | View All
Concert Film
Lockdown got you down? Miss live music? The Dryden Theatre has the next best thing with this series of concert films. Filmmakers had always been attempting to record sound along with motion picture film, but it was advancements in synchronized recording in the 1950s and the portability of 16mm cameras that made documenting real-time music performances possible.
Race Films
“Race film” is a term coined to refer to films with Black casts created for Black audiences during the time period from 1915 to 1950. This summer, the Dryden Theatre presents four silent feature-length race films as they were meant to be seen—on film, with an audience, with live accompaniment.
Special Displays
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies
Wednesday, June 9–Sunday, June 27, 2021
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, an array of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum.
Upcoming Exhibitions
To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults
June 19, 2021–January 2, 2022
For over five years, photographer Jess T. Dugan and social worker Vanessa Fabbre traveled throughout the United States documenting the life stories of transgender and gender nonconforming older adults, individuals whose experiences exist within the complex intersections of gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, sexuality, socioeconomic class, and geographic location.
Joan Crawford Home Movies
June 30–September 5, 2021
Joan Crawford’s home movies, held in the George Eastman Museum collection, offer a different perspective on the Hollywood icon.
Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory
July 9–October 10, 2021
Bea Nettles explores the narrative potential of photography through constructed images often made with alternative photographic processes. This exhibition originally opened on January 31, 2020, but just six weeks later, the museum had to close due to COVID-19 and a virtual version was offered online. Now, the Eastman Museum is pleased to bring the exhibition back to our galleries for visitors to explore in person.
Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe I'll Run On
November 5, 2021–June 19, 2022
Artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden uses photography to engage some of the most challenging subject matter of our time. Working across genres he critically examines race, masculinity, sexuality, and gender in the United States.